The case ... will be presented to a grand jury in Quitman County next year. The circuit clerk's office said Friday that the next grand jury meets Jan. 27, 2014.

A judge in Coahoma County issued an order in August moving the case against Lawrence Reed to Quitman County, where McMillian was allegedly killed. Authorities say McMillian's body was dumped near the levee in Coahoma County in February. Reed has been charged with murder and has been held without bond since his arrest.

Prosecutors say phone records indicate McMillian and Reed knew each
other before the aspiring politician's nude, battered body was found
Feb. 27.

Quitman County has similar demographics to Clarksdale's Coahama County. Both are largely rural and poor with majority Black populations.

McMillian's
family initially insisted that his sexuality
was a not factor in his death. The family later claimed that McMillian was
beaten, tortured and burned. The Coahama County coroner has previously disputed
the family's claims, notes the Clarion-Ledger, the New York Times and the AP. "Coahoma County Coroner Scotty Meredith has said that McMillian was not
dragged by a car, he was dragged out of a vehicle by someone and his
body left near a Mississippi River levee. He has said McMillian's body
had a couple of small burns that happened after his death."

"Does the black community care less when it's gay members are killed?"

I was wondering, how did people respond to the question?

To my mind, the answer to the question posed in the post is a resounding yes.

Recall how the "black community" was initially so outraged over how James C. Anderson was murdered but when it came out that he was gay the "community" lost interest in him. That speaks volumes about how little black LGBT people are valued by the "black community".

Every black LGBT person would be wise to keep this basic truth in mind as they go about the life enhancing/saving business of establishing and cultivating strategic alliances.

I'm cosigning ELG and Gray. This was a horrible crime, this intelligent and kind young man did not deserve to die and he surely didn't deserve his reputation to be tarnished after death. Thanks for all your reporting.